Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate
Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate carries a source-backed screening score of 3/5 and appears in 118 indexed US food products.
Source-backed answer
Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate appears in 118 catalogued products. CSPI has no rating attached in this snapshot. Its FDA SAFFA status is “Approved.” Those source labels describe the ingredient; they do not establish whether a particular product, dose, allergy, or diet is safe.
- 118
- catalogued products
- #2,800
- usage rank of 247,206
- 33
- named brands represented
- 80%
- average depth down ingredient lists
Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.
High-volume listing for Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate - usage rank #2,800
- Usage rank
- #2,800
- of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 20 others that also appear in exactly 118 products, listed in more products than 98.9% of them.
- Typical depth in an ingredient list
- 80%
- Mean relative depth 80% across 118 parsed labels, slot 37.2 on average. Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate tends to sit near the end of the captured list. Depth is location on the label, not a measured dose.
Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.
How to use this page
Audit the co-occurring flags first
70.3% of the linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, making co-occurrence the dominant follow-up question. That figure does not identify Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate as the trigger. Open records such as 100% Whole Wheat 8 Hamburger Buns; Buttermilk complete pancake & waffle mix, buttermilk; Candy corn cupcakes and inspect which ingredient row carries the caution marker. The 47.0/100 product average is therefore a triage signal for this surrounding formulation set, not an ingredient verdict. Its 80% average label depth helps locate the term when checking the package.
70.3% of linked products contain a separately flagged ingredient
Processing is unusually concentrated here: Group 4 accounts for 118 of 118 NOVA-tagged records. That describes the surrounding products, not the substance. For a useful comparison, hold category and processing level constant, then inspect which named component changes alongside the caution flag; otherwise the product mix will confound the ingredient question.
Next check: open the lowest-scoring linked formulation and locate the exact caution-marked component.
What else is usually in the same product as Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate
Across the 118 products on this site that list Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate, these flagged additives appear alongside it most often. The comparison column is how often each one appears across every product with a parsed ingredient list, so the two figures are measured over the same set. Polysorbate 60 shows up about 45.4x more often with Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate than in the catalogue at large.
| Additive | Shared products | Share of Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate products | Share of all products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polysorbate 60 | 75 | 63.6% | 1.4% |
| Yellow 5 | 61 | 51.7% | 4.8% |
| Red 40 | 54 | 45.8% | 5.4% |
| Blue 1 | 54 | 45.8% | 4.2% |
| Yellow 6 | 52 | 44.1% | 3.4% |
Co-occurrence describes what manufacturers formulate together. It is not a claim that these additives interact, and it carries no regulatory meaning. Counted over products with parsed ingredient lists; Open Food Facts, 2026-09-01.
Function
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
How do the sampled products compare?
Each point is one of the 16 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.
Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate
Products Containing Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate
High-volume slice (16 of 118) for products naming Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate:
High-volume peers for Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate beside “Chipotle Puree”
Top-decile company for Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate: 118 listings averaging 47/100. Nearest count peers include “Chipotle Puree”, “Coffee Powder”, “Corn Flour Blend”.
Similar product count
Nearest other ingredients by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar mean product score
Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
What to do with this Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate record
Use the 118-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.
- Open the product sample for Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate and read how the term sits on real packages. Browse linked labels
- Move to a second ingredient page and compare registry fields plus catalog mass side by side. Compare a peer
- Read how PlainFoodSafe joins source records before treating a screening label as a personal food or health conclusion. Read the methodology
This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
How should I read safety signals when Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate sits in heavily flagged products? ▼
70.3% of linked products contain at least one separately flagged ingredient, so the first task is locating which row carries the caution marker — not assuming Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate is the trigger. Where a source rating exists, Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate scores 3/5 on this site's screening scale with FDA SAFFA status "Approved". None of that replaces a product-, dose-, allergy-, or person-specific determination.
Which product shelves show up most often with Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate? ▼
Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate ranks in the top decile by product count (#2,800 of 247,206), appearing in 118 indexed products led by Snacks. The sample list below is a slice of that footprint, not the full universe.
What function does Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate serve when it appears beside other flagged additives? ▼
Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate is recorded as a dough strengthener, emulsifier or emulsifier salt, stabilizer or thickener, surface-active agent, texturizer in source technical-effect fields. In high co-flag products, that function coexists with other caution-marked components — inspect the full list rather than isolating this role.
Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Calcium Stearoyl-2-lactylate). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.